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This is part 6/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: Remember how this series started out like a little fishing trip with Grandpa? And then it turned tougher and tougher, with a load of brambles along the way, a skinned knee, and then a leaky boat, a threat of rain, and…

This is part 5/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: Hoo boy. This is a big one. Some people say that all agents are the same, and the main thing is to have one. As for me, I say, “Remember that time you went fishing for walleye in Minnesota, and all…

This is part 4/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: OK, this seems simple enough: You need an agent to sell your book, so you need a book in order to find an agent. Right? Right. Except when it’s wrong. Let me explain. If you’re writing fiction, yes: you need to…

This is part 3/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: As we saw in “The Prey” the agent is a kind of super-hero. I don’t know if she can catch bullets with her teeth, but she definitely has a Spidey-sense. Maybe you have some agent-like superpowers, too—like drafting a contract at the…

This is part 2/11 in our series about How to Land a Literary Agent: What, exactly, are we fishing for? What does an agent look like? Under what rocks do they hide? How to they feed, work, and reproduce? And most of all, what role do they play in the ecosystem? Most of you have…